A large naval vessel with a long angled deck that serves as a runway for launching or landing airplanes. Tony Hillerman uses the aircraft carrier as a size comparison to mesas, as these are huge vehicles that visually dominate the surrounding landscape.
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"Ship Aircraft Carrier US Navy Military Sea Ocean" by skeeze is licensed under Public Domain.
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online
N.d. Aircraft carrier. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/10957/aircraft-carrier,
accessed January 20, 2015.